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Liquid Sky: R&B Show Takes the Skies to the Limit in Music (Date: February 21, 2025)
At the University of Wyoming in the Harry C. Vaughan planetarium on Feb. 15, 7 p.m., the “Liquid Sky: R&B” show was conducted by two handlers: Amelia Myers and Lauren Wade. That night was a performance of unimaginable color, visuals and heart-stopping music for ages 13 and up with parental guidance suggested.
“Enjoy a custom playlist of ’out-of-this-world’ music from top [Rhythm and Blues] artists in 5.1 surround as the 4k resolution planetarium sky melts and becomes a canvas of color, patterns, and movement with our cutting-edge music visualization software and live VJ talent,” said the University of Wyoming’s website.
While the planetarium is filled with surround-sound speakers, there are also projectors on an interior dome-like canvas that uses advanced technology. The planetarium uses programs like Dark Matter, which navigates viewers through outer space, as well as NestDrop and MilkDrop, which use psychedelic, animated effects that can be cycled through on a desktop to provide a sensational journey.
Myers and Wade, students at the University of Wyoming who coordinated the show that night, were excited for the event. Besides differing experiences, with Myers being on the job for almost a year while Wade, a freshman, had a semester, they were well-versed in manipulating the planetarium’s technology.
“We do it all live. Every single music show that you go to will be a little bit different. Like [Amelia] said, we have one person running the psychedelics on that computer, and then we have one person flying, and so we create, I guess, the whole movie while the music is playing,” Wade explained.
Myers said, “It’s a time to relax, listen to some good music and kind of watch some really cool effects as you go around the universe and see some really cool things.”
With a fantastic night to remember, enjoyable music and beautiful visuals, “Liquid Sky: R&B” was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the creatives in us.
To know more about the planetarium’s shows and times, visit the University of Wyoming’s website for the Harry C. Vaughan planetarium. Ticket prices, times and descriptions of the shows are listed there. Their next show, “Liquid Sky: Folk,” will be on Feb. 22 at 7 p.m.
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